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I received a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review. I was actually not sure how I would feel about this book. I usually stick to fiction, fantasy mostly, so I was nervous about a non-fiction that discussed so many terrible things.
I really enjoyed this book, it was very informative, and not at all as I expected. At first, I wasn’t very impressed by the author, Grant M. Whitus. He just seemed so arrogant and I was almost immediately turned off by his “presence”, then I realized what it was that made me feel that way.. It was all “me, me, me”, or so it seemed. As I mentioned before, I’m not accustomed to autobiographies at all. What I was perceiving as arrogance, was just one man telling HIS own story, how could it not be all about him. Once I was able to reconcile this within myself, I truly enjoyed this book and have recommended it to others.
The book doesn’t just center on the Columbine tragedy, as I first thought it was going to, but on the author’s career and life in general. It was very open, real and raw. The descriptions within each individual story helped me paint visuals in my head in such a way that they each became a bit more personal to me in general. We’ve all (mostly) heard of Columbine, some know more than others, but I was surprised to read about other stories that I recognized, things that really happened, that I’d actually heard of in my small part of the world.. and this man lived each of them. He wrote about the incidences, but more importantly what was learned from each. He and his team have been through so much and cared to not only change what they found lacking, but to share with us all so that we may be aware of what we can do to help keep us all safe. I enjoyed this book and will continue to recommend it.

Trust me, I've been there, I've looked, I've searched and I know now, that there are no answers to be found in the bottom of a bottle or on the edge of a blade! Fighting Hard, Recovering, Rebuilding, REBORN. Moving on from addiction to a new life.